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Telerranhic lSraYities.

Mrs. Hannah Maisner, of Louisville, aged fifty
two years, the wife of a German saddler of that
city committed suicide, Wednesday night. by
taking dose of Trough on Rats"
AS Miss Jeffreys Lewis was DOMINIC her street
costume, after playing "Clothilde" at the Grand
Opera house, Chicago, Wednesday night her
with an attachment issued assumpsit suit
for 81, 900. which was brought against the act
ress by New York costumer. The costumes of
the actress were attached and the box-ofice re-
ceipts garnished
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An Aged Rascal Arrested.

ELMIRA, N. Y, May ia. G.. Cody, OF
the most expert passers of counterfeit money in
the United States. has been arrested near
Painted Post Cody is seventytwo years
old. For number of years he made
his headquarters in Michigan. He had
in possession. when arrested, $241 in counterfeit
gold coin and a number of fine dies. He has
been in the business since he sixteen yoars
old. Government officers have been hunting
him ten years without success. He has travelled
from Maine to California working of bogus
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I0saea by Fire.

BuF>..,o, n ". May 19-The fire at Rich
VILE Genessee county. yesterday, not as
serious as at first reported, the total loss not
ceedng $4,000.
QUINCY, ILL.,, May 19-J. Balthorp's livery
stable and its contents. including nine horses.
was burned this morning. Loss, 5000; fully
covered by insurance
COLLEGE POINT. L. l., May 19.-The fire at
Tillotson 81 Co.'S paint works not extin-
guished at o'clock this morning. The loss is
now estimated at $4,000: insurance. $40 900.
The fire is supposed to have originated from the
explosion of a naphtha tank.
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the fowl. Thompson deliberately shot and killed
Arthur Fowler, aged seventeen years. son of the
woman Thompson put in Jail in Watseka
to avoid mob His excuse is that he was
drunk.
The election for staff officers of the Sixth Reg.
iment, Illinois State Guards, in Moline, resulted
as follows: Colonel, William Clenendin. Moline;
lieutenant-colonel, D. p. Foster. Princeton;
major, Ell. j. Depue, Morrison.
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Charged with Forgery.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
PARIS May 19.-John Luke was imprisoned
this morning in the county Jail in this city for
forging the name of James Bonwell to a note as
security for $40 Eonwell was sick at the time
his name was forged which was in March, and
Luke thought the crime would not be discovered
make oath that Bonwell signed the paper. But
Bonwell did not die, and the forgery was brought
70 LIGHT
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Lockout Broken.

HAvERHILL, Mass. May 19.-The shoemaksrs'
lockout has been broken, and another victory
is credited to the Knights of Labor. At late
hour last night committee representing the
Manufacturers Association held conference
with the local board of arbitration and the
suit order for the employees of Chick
Bros to resume work usual this morning at
the prices which were named in the old contract,
which expired in July 1886. Three thousand
men who were out returned to work this morn
ing, and all the factories have resumed
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Wrecked by an Explosion of Dynamite.

MINNEAPoLIs, May 19-The Evening Jour
nails Duluth special gives additional particulars
of the explosion of four tons of nitro-gIycerine,
eight miles from that city. yesterday. Nine
residences and many other buildings were total
ly or partially wrecked, and the trees in the
vicinity were torn into shreds. The shock and
concussion were plainly felt in Duluth, and
many panes Of glass were broken in Oneota, five
miles distant. The less is estimated at $40. 600.
The nitro gycerne was valued at Sc. 00O and tn 9
loss in unmixed materials was also heavy. No
one knows what caused the explosion.
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Ascension Day at Nrattoon.

Special tc the 1rdianapOIis Journal
NATION, May 19.-Godfrey de Bouillon Com
mandery, Knights Templars, of this city. enter
tanned the commandery of Tuscola, and together
the members participated in public exercises in
the opera-house this afternoon, Rev. W. S. Nc
Kellar conducting the Ascension Day services.
A public parade and drill constituted part of
the programme. and an elegant banquet was
served by Godfrey dc Bouillon Commandery in
the evening
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Strike in stephenson,s Car-works.

New YORK. May 19.-The employees of the eel.
ebrated car builders the John Stephenson Com
pany, sent a committee to Manager Stephenson,
to-day, to ask for advance in wages ranging
from to 10 per cent. on the different classes of
pay now received. The was the dis
charge of the spokesman OF the committee
whereupon 260 of the men struck. Mr.. Stephen
son says the company cannot afford to pay more
wages. Though making more cars than ever,
they are. he claims. not receiving any more
money than before, and cannot afford to increase
expenses
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The Goodspeed Case.

CINcINNAT1 May 19-Mai. J. NJ. Goodspeed
was arraigned in the police court to-day on the
charge of assaulting his wife with intent to kill.
AS Mrs. Goodspeed was unable to be present,
the hearing of the case was postponed until May
20. and the bail of the accused fixed at So. 500.
Mrs Goodspeed is reported to be improving rap
idly Her brother. Dr. Butterworth. of La
Porte, Ind. is here, and says his sister has
little confidence in the theory that her husband
insane. At any rate. it has been deter
mined to have judicial inquiry into the matter.
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Gen. seifridge Kills Himself

PHILADELPHIA May 19.-Brig. Ger James
L. Selfridge shot and killed himself to-day with
in a few steps of mis- residence. He was des
pondant on account of his suferings from an in
durable disease of the kidneys. General Self
ridges services 10 the federal army during the
were exceptionally brilliant He was sixty
two Years of age
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ILLINOIS.

An Officer Misses His Mark and Seriously
Wounds High School Student.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
STREAToR, May 19-Miss Carrie Culver.
student of the Streator High school and highly
esteemed young lady was shot and seriously
wounded, to-day, by City Marshall Hall, who,
in attempting to kill dog missed his aim and
shot the young lady. She partaking of her
lunch, with several companions the high
school grounds. Her recovery is doubtful.
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Murder and Suicide.

Special to tie Indianapolis Journal
SAN FRANCISCO, May 10. Mary Fessler,
twentythree years old, WAS shot and killed. this
afternoon. by Philip Keyenberg. cabinet
maker. Keyenberg then shot and killed him
self. 1t is thought the girl refused TO marry
him, which was the cause of the tragedy.
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Steamship News.

New YORK. May 19-Arrived: City OF Mont
real. from Liverpool; La Bretagne, from Havre.
SOUTH AMPToN, May 19.-Arrived: Ems, from
New York for Brernen.
QuEENsTowN. May 19.-Arrived: Adria,ic,
frcm New York.
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
List of Pensions Granted Yesterday to In.
diRnians.

List of Pensions Granted Yesterday to In
diRnians.
Washington Special
Pensions have been granted the following
named Indianians:
Minors-Robert Cowhed, Mitchell; Elizabeth
Mitchell. for widow Thomas j. Tatlock, Free
town; Emmila, widow of Jesse CASTLE, Eagle
town: Anna, widow Of Lawrence c. Williams
Martnsville; Jacob, father of Levi Fore, Tippe-
canoetown; Albert A. Layman. Putnamville;
Jacob NJ. Nicely, Moreantown; Howard g. Os-
good, Gosport; JOS p Ferrand, Elkhart; A
Colbert. Washington; Josiah Lehman. Waka-
rerta Isaac NJ. Albert, Millersville; Timothy
Holloway. Rural: F. J. McCartv. Lafayette;
Lewis B. Fairy. Upton; Francis NJ Reynolds
Strawtown; II. Taylor. Martinsville VIM. Coy,
Carmel; Jerome B. Delavan. Whitewater; Ed
ward T. D;ckey, Indianapolis Henry Hippen-
steel, Maxim Henry H. Eppart. Reed; John H.
Cooley Martinsburg; George Perkins. ST Omer;
VIM. Brackmire. Freetown; Jesse Hayes. Pa
triot: Lyman j. Scudder, Hartsville.
1ncrease-Jesse Sandage, Ranger; Hagerman
Wagner Vernon; John w. Young, Frankfort;
George W. Kersey, Lebanon; VIM Y. Monroe
North Madison; Charles NJ Wright, Metz;
George l.. Andrews. Monticello Robert Gamble
Scottsburg; Carl Scherholz Evansville; Peter
Shuler, st. Joe Station John P. Wagoman,
Warsaw; James E. Comstock. Fountantown
Reissues-George Degler. Dudeytown; Daniel
III. Wilson, New Castle; James e. Varbel, vi
emma; Jonathan B. jackson, Edinburg
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Suicide of a wel1-Known Singer.

PITTsBURG. May 19.-Madame Leoheyde. a
well-known soprano and for years a leading
singer at the St. Paul Cathedral, in this city,
committed, suicide, this afternoon, at her resi-
dence in the East End, by hanging. She has
been in poor health for some time. and her mind
supposed to have been affected.
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General and Personal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. May 19-Assistant Land Com
missioner Stockslager left here tonight for New
Albany, where he will deliver the Grafton at the
laying of the cornerstone of the government
building Saturday. He will spend two weeks
in Indiana before returning to Washington.
Col. w. w. Dudley. who has been at st. Paul
for several days on business, is expected here at
the end of this week
Gen. John ". Foster and wife have been Wis
iting Mrs. A. NJ. Dulles their daughter, at De-
trot, for month. They will return the first
OF next week
j. Z. Applewhite. of Indiana. was to-day APP
pointed a fraudulent land entry agent of the
General Land Office, at salary of $1,000 year.
j. FL. Wood, of Indiana, was to-day promoted
in the Pension Office from 81, 200 tc 81, 400 a
year.
The President this afternoon appointed Geo.
H. Mott to be postmaster at New Orleans.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Slayer of Young Hance Surrenders
and Tells Why He Committed Murder.
Wounds School Girl-Ascension Day at
Mathematics and Gleanings.
INDIANA.

Hance's Murderer Surrenders, and Tells Why
He Committed the Deed.
Special to the Indianapolis Journa.
KoKoMo, May 19-It has only taken few
hours to solve the mystery surrounding the
of which appeared in TO- days Journal. At late
hour last night Oliver Hawkins, the nineteen
year-old son of Eli Hawkins Ia prominent mem
Der of the Society of Friends) went unobserved
to his home on jefferson street. and made the
startling revelation to his parents that he had
shot and killed Richard Hance. A family con-
sultation was held, and young Hawkins went in
search of officer, who lodged him safely in
jail For some time Hawkins has been paying
attentions to Miss Lou Selfridge. and to his
friends he stated, last night, that young Hance
had taken her to the country on Sun
day night, in carriage, and, while out.
had made proposals to her unbecoming
a gentleman, and for this reason he
had settled with him by taking his life Hance
was young man loved and respected by host
of friends, and was soon to have been married
to Miss Bortoff Hawkins was a book keeper
ia his fathers store, and has always borne
good reputation. The sad affair is the absorb
ing topic of conversation here to-day. There is
now no talk of mob violence. In fact kokomo
has had enough experience with mobs and will
not soon again indulge in the expensive luxury
of a ynching. Hawkins has retained Cooper,
Harness and Shirley as his attorneys. The case
will be prosecuted by States Attorney Kirk
patrick, with able assistants.
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A Historian on His Travels.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
CoRYDoN, May ia strange man is travel
ing over Harrison county for the purpose, as he
claims, of gathering information for a history of
the world which he is writing. He wears blue
overcoat which is sewed half way up in front,
and he never takes it off even when he goes to
bed.
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Boy Drowned.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
LoGANsPoRT, May 19.-Ths afternoon. while
bathing, the nine-year-old son of George Hoffman
was drowned.
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DePauW's SemI-CehtennIai CeIeDration'
The semi-centennial celebration will be held on
Tuesday of commencement week. june 81, and
will consist of the following exercises, viz:
1890 A. M.-Address by Frank E. Anderson, 'S7.
1850 A. Observation-Disclosures of early days. by Rev.
T. A. Goodwin, 40; DIR. A. Wood and others.
Has A. M-Poem by Thomas w. Raymond. 81.
M.-Historicai Sketch, by Rev. George l.. Cur
tiss. d. d.
3 p. M.-Address by Hon. Albert g. Porter. LII.
D.. '43.
7:3O p. M--Address by Thomas Bowman. D. D..
LII. d. senior Bishop of the NJ. E. Church and chan
cellor of the university.
$50 P. M.-Poem by Prof. Elijah E. Edwards. Phi.
D., SO.
The exercises will be introduced by hymn
written by John Clark Ridpath, LII D.. '63.
The afternoon of the following day-Wednes-
day. June 22-will be given to special memorial
exercises in commemoration of friends and ben
efactors who have deceased during the year.
Thursday June %, is commencement day.
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a
New Albany, Ind, $40. 900. to be paid by my ex-
ecutors OFT of my estate at the rate of ST. 900
per annum, the first payment to be made within
one year after my decease, said sums to be used
and expended by che said trustees in repairs
betterments. furniture, books. apparatus and
the like.
It my wish and desire that the said college
at New Albany shall be a feeder to and for
DePauw University, at Greencastle, and to that
end that the faculty of said university shall
arrange the curriculum of said college, And it
is hereby expressly provided that the Indiana
Conference OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
may. by ajority vote of all its members, at any
annual session close said college a school, and
stop al! school and collegiate work therein, and
convert the same into and the college
grounds. buildings and property, real, personal
and mixed. for conference Methodist Home
for the care and maintenance of persons without
a home and adequate means of support viz:
aged male and female Methodists, as we'll as or
phan children of Methodist parents; said Home
to be under the control of the trustees of said
college, and thereafter trustees to be appointed
by the said conference. in the same way and to
serve for the same time as heretofore and now
for said college. and If necessary the proper legal
steps to be taken for the incorporation of
such Home.
The will then gives minute directions for the
conduct OF the Home should j. be so changed
devise Of lands and buildings is made,
with cash donations of $25. 900. the in
terest of which bequest and provision is to
supply the Christian men and women of New
Albany with suitable rooms for united charities
and for keeping open Z well-appointed, attract
i've. free reading room, a suitable place for an
industrial school, suitable buildings and rooms
for dispensary, infrmayy, general hospital
. lying-in hospital home for the frisndess, bath
room, coffee and andwich room. lodging for a
single night for transient persons, and attract
i've. desirable rooms for families and single per-
sons desiring to rent iodgngrooms. The mana
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Revised Postal Regulations.
THEY ARE NOW coMPLETx AND WILL GO INTO IF.
FEET SRPTENBER Is.

H1evhse0 FOota1 Regulations.
THEY ARE NOW COMPLETE AND WILL 60 INTO Kr.
FEET SRPTKNBER Is.
The revision OF the Postal Laws and Regula-
lions, provided for by the last Congress, Is now
complete ana In press. The book will contain
about 600 pages, and to the volumes to be issued
TO the Larger omces In which mails are exchanged
with foreign countries On appendix containing all
the postal ana m0ney-order conventions will be
now In force, and carefully arranged compila-
ZION OF the various general statutes applicable to
the Department.
The regulations contain few radical changes
nom existing methods the most important being
In the manner OF keeping accounts In post-offices
postmaster was required to keep a record OF
general postal account One class Of
be entered in one ACCOUNT Mste ap epo another
class In the other. Much confusion resulted from
tne NICE distinctions between these accounts The
TWO accounts are 20 be consolidated, 80 that but
one return Is rendered, which viii be q complete
EXHIBIT OF the business OF the current quarter and
ss Msh sse q 5ae
postal business. Third and fourth class
pOStmaSters are to be furnished record books in
can be easily kept and receipts and expenditures
readily stated. by merely filling the blank spaces
WITH the proper figures. This method will greatly
accounts and rendering OF returns, and enable the
postmaster and his SuretieS to know the exact
nj n OF p0s5 at time as the SET
ment
This change is made with the cooperation and
assistance OF Sixth Auditor McConv1Ile, who be-
neves that great benet to the service Win result
therefrom, both 10 convenience to poStmasters, in
accuracy Q, records and returns and In facility
The accounts for the present quarter will be rem
dered upon the new form.
me regulations will be distributed to post
September Is.
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SHE BEATS THE PURITAN TEN MINUTEs-HOw IT WAS
TIE AAYFLOwER GOT LEFT.
The peerless Volunteer yesterday added another
trophy to her collection by winning with her ac-
custOmed grace and ease the race from Vineyard
Haven to Brenton's Reef lghtship. distance Of
80 nautical miles, as stated in dispatches to TIE
STAR last evening. A Newport telegram says:
'It was the prettiest contest Of the cruise and
afforded a fine opportunity for the contestants to
show their qualifications. The first several miles
next Is was dead to windward battle, and the
last part was a long reach close hauled. The
volunteer beat the Puritan 10 minutes and IA
seconds actual time, and minutes IA seconds
corrected time. The Puritan defeated the
heroine Of last season, the luckless Mayfower.
by IL minutes and seconds actual time, and
Is minutes and SO seconds corrected time.
Even the schooner Sachem got to windward
OF the Mayflower by minutes and 2s seconds.
factory explanation OF the Mayflower's sluggish
behavior In the race Suspecting that there was
something wrong with the centerboard, he had it
unShipped. Only curSory examination was nee
essary TO show that One-th1rd OF the big board
shivered ana hung to the main part simply by a
single bolt. OF course this acted as drag upon
her and 1t was quite natural that she failed to 90
to windward or the Puritan, or even the Sachem.
Capt. Craven recalled that the board struck on
Hedge Fence Shoal three miles east OF Cross Rip,
during the race for the Morgan cups from Vine
yard Haven to Marbehead. The broken board also
9F tle way ee 20, t at
Priscilla. Ten men are working on the center
board tonight alongside the Fall River pier.
They will have it ready TO ship before morning,
and the MaytioWer Will have another shy at the
Volunteer.
The schooner Sachem won the second prize
offered by the Providence citizens, q cup or the
same value as the Volunteers, $3.50. She van
pushed the colossal NOrseman by 23 minutes and
AZ seconds. and the Palmer by IS minutes and 3
seconds. Her owners at their own suggestion,
sailed on even terms with the NorSeluan and
Palmer, from which she could have received under
the rules or the club, liberal allowance OF time.
She gave the schOoners Magic and HaicyOn double
their regular allowance.
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Neiere Goldschmidt, the Danish poet novelist
ana Journalist, is dead. He was sixty-eight years
OLD.
: At Storm Lake, Iowa, yesterday, the steam
nourtng mills and contents, 4kell'S blacksmith
shoP. and Guilf0rd's outbuildings were destroyed
by nre. Loss 81, COO; insurance, $1,000.
Donohue, In Supreme Court chambers an attach.
ment against the property In that State Of John
Hay, OF Philadelphia, to recover 6,00O On an
accepted one-day note, which defendant failed TO
meet.
1he upper building Of the New York Betting and
Packing Company, at sandy Hook, caught ffe at
2 4. IN to-day and quickly burned to che ground.
lhe loss - over $4,000. principally on machinery.
The committee engaged In Strengthening ont the
a1iirs OF the Ph1n1x Insurance Co, WIN, Il Is
eu propose that the stockhOldcy1 b ae6oeeod
vU,000 TO put the oonCeTn on IT. feek
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Mama
.EWashington stock Exchange.

TT The Sole following Quotations on tho washing.
g s. -: registered. 1861 1861 bid. ii0l ASKED asked
Y. =. a.. registered. l27 bid I27is asked.
asked. p G. per imps, Is. 1891. curreiicy Iii bid.
p g. Market ., stock, q 1892. currency iI3 bid
$;;ss ssss iSS ssssssy IS $
e. s. lun aa p d. 1899 S
p: 3O-year fund. 6s, 1902, coin. -126 bid.
Warrington and GEORGETOWN Railroad bonds 1l3 bid.
Warrington and Georgetown Railroad Stock 200 lid.
Columbie railroad stock. 40 bid North Capitol
and Street 40 bid Washington Gas 391s bid,
surance, 40 bid. 80 asked. Franklin Insurance, 40
bid Nsfonsl Metropolitan insurance, II bid.
National Union Insurance. IS bid. Arlington In
Columbia INSURANCE, 1917 bid; lax asked.
German american insurance, 1904 bid. Board OF
bonds, 100 BID. Washington Market stock, Is bid.
Masei1gtop, Market bQnds lib bid, Washington
Brick Machine, 175 bid. National Bank Of the
Republic, 155 bid. National Metropolitan Bank, l75
Colvm0is Rational Bank. 1l3 bid. Farmers aud
Mechsn1cs' Bank, Georgetown. 1853 bid Central
National bank, 40 bid. Citizens National bank,
l16 bid. Second National Bank, 1875 bid Great
sRes: i$e biS Penn Isf Co. 81 bid sssss
CHESAPEAKE and Potomac Telephone COMPANY, 81
bid. y. 3. Electric Light, 80 asked